Takahashi EM-200B Mount for sale

[Stephan]

I have decided to sell my Takahashi EM-200B and get a smaller mount. My Sky-90 looks a bit lost on the EM-200 :D

The mount looks like new and only the tripod shows some very slight signs of usage.

I will add some pictures of the mount on the weekend. If you are seriously interested in the mount you can have a look at it in Newcastle.

Now the big price question... :P I thought about (AU)$4000 :eyepop:

Here the pic's... You can get larger pic's with email.

The load capacity is quoted with 16kg (just for the telescope) and I agree with Dennis comments, that it would be the max for photographic use. The periodic error is guarantied to be less than +/- 5 sec. I have never tested that.

[Robert_T]

certainly be interested to see some pics... what's the weight limit on the EM200,~15kg?

cheers,

[Dennis]

Hello, Robert

The specs say 16kgs for my EM200 Temma2. However, to give you an idea of the capability of this mount, I recently loaded my EM200 Temma2 (with Vixen dovetail adapter for OTA) as follows:


Celestron C9.25 CF with bottom dovetail plate and top mounting plate
Pentax *istDS DSLR
Orion 9x50 Finderscope
Williams Optics 80mm ED triplet with 90mm rings and mounting plate
SBIG ST7E ccd
Dew shield
Dew heaters
A plethora of cables


It required 3 x 5kg + 1 x 3.8kg weight to balance the assembly. So, that adds up to 18.8kg.

The mount autoguided accurately using the ST7E and I would say that it was at its limit. The EM200 handled the weight manfully and was easy to balance, but it "felt" that any more weight would be a case of abusing its capability. There was no wind. There was no room on the counterweight shaft for any other weights. I was very, very impressed with its performance and capability at this upper limit.

You are welcome to call in and have a look at my mount, just PM me and we can arrange a time.

Cheers

Dennis

[astroboy]

Hi Stephan
Sounds a nice mount but I would like a couple of details.
does it have have GoTo or DSCs and what is the periodic error like with and without pec.
Any mounting plate included ?

Thanks
Zane

[g__day]

Would it be correct to say a C11" would be beyond the capabilities of this mount for astrophotography?

[RB]

Please post comparative discussion about other equipment in the equipment forum.
As the Forum guidelines state-

2. Please don't post in someone else's thread unless it's specifically related to the item - that is, if you're asking relevant questions about it, perhaps with a view to purchasing.

I've deleted two previous posts because they were discussing other equipment.

[g__day]

Apologies, I'm learning, but as a person hunting for a mount with Go To that can handle my target OTA (a C11) , I'd love to know if this TAK is a valid candidate (or if loaded with imaging equipment etc its too close to the limit 16kgs when the C11 OTA takes up around 13kgs) and whether the mount is being sold with the gear required to make it Go To or is that a seperate purchase?

So enlighten me and I'm a potential bidder, else if the mount I need is beyond this I'll thank you for educating me and move on!

[2020BC]

How much does a new one cost?